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| 'The negative impacts of Keystone XL will affect the whole world, our shared world, the only world we have." Photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP |
"The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a fellowship of over 300 churches which represent some 590 million people in 150 countries, endorsed fossil fuel divestment this week, agreeing to phase out its own holdings and encourage its members to do the same. The WCC Central Committee is made up of dozens of influential religious leaders from around the world, meaning the decision could resonate far and wide." (Ref. Press release from 350.org - World Council of Churches Endorses Fossil Fuel Divestment.)
We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet
by Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Laureate, The Guardian,
We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet
by Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Laureate, The Guardian,
10 April 2014
We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa against the worst carbon emitters
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can it be dismissed as science fiction; we are already feeling the effects.
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can it be dismissed as science fiction; we are already feeling the effects.